September 19, 2024
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Discovery

Crew Dragon splashes down to conclude Polaris Dawn mission

PARIS — A Crew Dragon spacecraft splashed down in the Gulf of Mexico on the morning of Sept. 15, concluding a five-day private astronaut mission that included the first commercial spacewalk. Crew Dragon’s Resilience capsule splashed down near the Dry Tortugas in the Gulf of Mexico west of Key West, Florida, at 3:37 a.m. ET.

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Space

Crew Dragon launches on Polaris Dawn private astronaut mission

WASHINGTON — A SpaceX Crew Dragon is in orbit on a long-awaited private astronaut mission that will attempt the first commercial spacewalk and go higher than any crewed mission in more than 50 years. Falcon 9 lifted off from Kennedy Space Center’s Launch Complex 39A at 5:23 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time on Sept. 10 on

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